escape artist

noun

: someone (such as a performer or criminal) unusually adept at escaping from confinement

Examples of escape artist in a Sentence

Harry Houdini became famous as an escape artist.

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Harry Houdini was well known for his disappearing acts, but now the master escape artist and illusionist is set to make a big screen appearance for Walt Disney Studios. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 No one is confusing him for any of the NFL’s great escape artists or a top-5 quarterback, but Brissett’s ability to prevent a bad situation – AKA the Patriots’ pass protection – from getting worse has been central to the team’s fast start. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024 The escape artist was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, as Erik Weisz. —

Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 According to the Yale University Press, the famed illusionist and escape artist died of a ruptured appendix. —

Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for escape artist

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of escape artist was in 1906

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“Escape artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20artist. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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